Q: Is 298,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 298,560 is a composite number.

Why is 298,560 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 298,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 311 320 480 622 933 960 1,244 1,555 1,866 2,488 3,110 3,732 4,665 4,976 6,220 7,464 9,330 9,952 12,440 14,928 18,660 19,904 24,880 29,856 37,320 49,760 59,712 74,640 99,520 149,280 and 298,560, with no remainder.

Since 298,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,560, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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